German fighter endurance was a sore spot, jet or piston-engined. I
remember seeing Guntar Rall on TV ruefully stating that the LW
fighters had ninety minutes fuel whereas the Mustangs had eight hours
worth. (At least he still had a sens of humor.) When the red light
comes on you head for home or prepare to bail out. If Mustangs or
Tbolts are camping over your home drome and you have ten minutes fuel
left - gentlemen, that is a problem. So are the 1000 fighters the
Allies could put in the air at once - a target-rich environment is not
a good thing, especially if the targets are looking for you so they
can another coup.
Walt BJ